Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

Verifico

veh-ree-FEE-koo — I verify, I confirm something to be true

igualmente

ee-gwahl-MEN-teh — equally, likewise, in the same manner

que

keh — that, which, who; common conjunction and pronoun

o

oo — the; masculine singular definite article

vosso

VOH-soo — your; second person plural possessive adjective

tipógrafo

tee-POH-grah-foo — typographer, person who sets or prints type

foi

foy — was, went; third person singular past of ser/ir

tão

tow — so, such; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs

descuidado

desh-kwee-DAH-doo — careless, negligent, lacking proper attention or care

ao

ow — to the; contraction of preposition a and article o

ponto

PON-too — point, dot, degree; specific moment or detail

de

deh — of, from; very common Portuguese preposition

confundir

kon-foon-DEER — to confuse, mix up, mistake one thing for another

os

oosh — the; masculine plural definite article

tempos

TEM-poosh — times, tenses, periods; plural of tempo

e

eh — and; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

errar

eh-HAHR — to err, make mistakes, get something wrong

as

ahsh — the; feminine plural definite article

datas

DAH-tahsh — dates; specific calendar days or time references

das

dahsh — of the; contraction of de and feminine plural article

minhas

MEE-nyahsh — my; first person singular feminine plural possessive

diversas

dee-VER-sahsh — various, diverse, several different things or instances

viagens

vee-AH-zhaysh — trips, journeys, voyages; plural of viagem

regressos

reh-GREH-soosh — returns, homecomings; plural of regresso

não

now — no, not; basic negation word in Portuguese

indicando

een-dee-KAN-doo — indicating, pointing out, specifying information

ano

AH-noo — year; a period of twelve calendar months

verdadeiro

ver-dah-DAY-roo — true, real, genuine, authentic, not false

nem

naym — nor, neither; negative conjunction linking two elements

mês

maysh — month; one of twelve divisions of the year

dia

DEE-ah — day; a twenty-four-hour period of time

do

doo — of the; contraction of de and masculine article o

ouço

OH-soo — I hear, I listen; first person of ouvir

dizer

dee-ZER — to say, to tell, to express something verbally

manuscrito

mah-noosh-KREE-too — manuscript; handwritten or original unpublished text

original

oh-ree-zhee-NAHL — original; first or earliest version of something

todo

TOH-doo — all, entire, whole; referring to a complete thing

destruído

desh-troo-EE-doo — destroyed, ruined, completely demolished or eliminated

desde

DESH-deh — since, from; indicating a starting point in time

a

ah — the; feminine singular definite article

publicação

poob-lee-kah-SOW — publication; act of publishing or printed work

meu

meh-oo — my; first person singular masculine possessive adjective

livro

LEE-vroo — book; a written or printed literary work

me

meh — me; first person singular object pronoun

resta

RESH-tah — remains, is left; third person singular of restar

qualquer

kwahl-KER — any, any kind of; indefinite adjective or pronoun

cópia

KOH-pyah — copy; a duplicate or reproduction of something

contudo

kon-TOO-doo — however, nevertheless, yet; concessive conjunction

enviei-vos

en-vyeh-EE-voosh — I sent you; past tense with second plural pronoun

algumas

ahl-GOO-mahsh — some, a few; feminine plural indefinite adjective

correções

koh-reh-SOYNSH — corrections; fixes or amendments to errors made

podereis

poh-deh-RAYSH — you will be able to; second plural future of poder

inserir

een-seh-REER — to insert, include, add something into a text

caso

KAH-zoo — case, if; conditional conjunction or noun

venha

VEN-yah — comes, may come; subjunctive form of vir

existir

ee-zheesh-TEER — to exist, to be, to have real presence

uma

OO-mah — a, an; feminine singular indefinite article

segunda

seh-GOON-dah — second; ordinal number indicating the second position

edição

eh-dee-SOW — edition; a particular version of a published work

no

noo — in the; contraction of em and masculine article o

entanto

en-TAN-too — meanwhile; used in no entanto meaning however

posso

POH-soo — I can, I am able to; first person of poder

comprometer

kom-proh-meh-TER — to commit, to compromise, to make a promise

com

kon — with; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

elas

EH-lahsh — them, they; third person feminine plural pronoun

mas

mahsh — but; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast

deixarei

day-shah-RAY — I will leave, I will let; future of deixar

esse

EH-seh — that; demonstrative adjective for nearby things

assunto

ah-SOON-too — subject, matter, topic; thing being discussed

aos

owsh — to the; contraction of a and masculine plural article

meus

meh-oosh — my; first person singular masculine plural possessive

judiciosos

zhoo-dee-SYOH-zoosh — judicious, wise, showing sound judgment and discretion

imparciais

eem-par-SYAHSH — impartial, unbiased, fair in judgment or assessment

leitores

lay-TOH-resh — readers; people who read books or texts

para

PAH-rah — for, to, in order to; common Portuguese preposition

ajustem

ah-ZHOOSH-taym — they adjust, settle; subjunctive of ajustar

como

KOH-moo — as, how, like; conjunction or adverb of manner

entenderem

en-ten-DEH-raym — they understand, see fit; future subjunctive of entender

Ouço

OH-soo — I hear; first person singular present of ouvir

alguns

ahl-GOONSH — some, a few; masculine plural indefinite adjective

dos

doosh — of the; contraction of de and masculine plural article

nossos

NOH-soosh — our; first person plural masculine possessive adjective

mar

mahr — sea, ocean; large body of salt water

criticam

kree-TEE-kam — they criticize, find fault with something or someone

minha

MEE-nyah — my; first person singular feminine possessive adjective

linguagem

leen-GWAH-zhayim — language, speech style; way of using words

marítima

mah-REE-tee-mah — maritime, nautical; relating to the sea or sailing

por

poor — for, by, through; versatile Portuguese preposition

ser

sehr — to be; fundamental Portuguese verb of identity

adequada

ah-deh-KWAH-dah — adequate, appropriate, suitable for a given purpose

em

aym — in, at, on; common Portuguese locative preposition

muitos

MWEE-toosh — many, a lot; masculine plural indefinite quantifier

aspectos

ash-PEH-toosh — aspects, respects, facets of something being discussed

estar

esh-TAHR — to be; Portuguese verb for temporary states or conditions

já

zhah — already, now; adverb indicating something has occurred

uso

OO-zoo — use, usage; the act or practice of using something

Não

now — no, not; basic Portuguese negation word

fazer

fah-ZER — to do, to make; very common Portuguese verb

nada

NAH-dah — nothing; complete absence of something or action

quanto

KWAN-too — how much, as for; quantity or degree reference

isso

EE-soo — that, it; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

Nas

nahsh — in the; contraction of em and feminine plural article

primeiras

pree-MAY-rahsh — first; feminine plural ordinal, earliest in sequence

quando

KWAN-doo — when; temporal conjunction or adverb of time

era

EH-rah — was; third person singular imperfect of ser

jovem

ZHOH-vaym — young, youth; a person in early life stage

fui

fwee — I was, I went; first person past of ser/ir

instruído

eens-troo-EE-doo — instructed, trained, taught by someone experienced

pelos

PEH-loosh — by the; contraction of por and masculine plural article

marinheiros

mah-ree-NYAY-roosh — sailors, seamen; people who work on ships

mais

mahsh — more, most; comparative or superlative adverb

velhos

VEH-lyoosh — old, elderly; masculine plural adjective for age

aprendi

ah-pren-DEE — I learned; first person singular past of aprender

falar

fah-LAHR — to speak, to talk; basic communication verb

eles

EH-lesh — they, them; third person masculine plural pronoun

falavam

fah-LAH-vam — they spoke, used to speak; imperfect of falar

Mas

mahsh — but; coordinating conjunction showing contrast

então

en-TOW — then, so; adverb of time or logical consequence

descobri

desh-koh-BREE — I discovered; first person singular past of descobrir

têm

taym — they have; third person plural present of ter

tendência

ten-DEN-syah — tendency, inclination; natural disposition toward something

tal

tahl — such, such a; demonstrative adjective of degree

terra

TEH-hah — land, earth, ground; solid ground as opposed to sea

tornar-se

tor-NAHR-seh — to become; reflexive verb indicating transformation

aficionados

ah-fee-syoh-NAH-doosh — enthusiasts, fans; people passionately devoted to something

novidades

noh-vee-DAH-desh — novelties, new things; recent innovations or news

nas

nahsh — in the; contraction of em and feminine plural article

suas

SOO-ahsh — their, your; third person feminine plural possessive

palavras

pah-LAH-vrahsh — words; units of language used in communication

sendo

SEN-doo — being; gerund of ser used in progressive constructions

estas

ESH-tahsh — these; feminine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun

últimas

OOL-tee-mahsh — last, latest; feminine plural superlative ordinal adjective

mudam

MOO-dam — they change; third person plural present of mudar

todos

TOH-doosh — all, every; masculine plural indefinite adjective

anos

AH-noosh — years; plural of ano, multiple calendar years

recordo-me

reh-KOR-doo-meh — I remember, I recall; reflexive first person of recordar

cada

KAH-dah — each, every; distributive adjective for individual items

regresso

reh-GREH-soo — return, homecoming; act of coming back home

próprio

PROH-pryoo — own, proper, very; adjective emphasizing belonging or identity

país

pah-EESH — country, nation; a politically defined territory

seu

seh-oo — his, her, its, your; third person possessive adjective

antigo

an-TEE-goo — old, ancient, former; referring to past or earlier times

dialeto

dyah-LEH-too — dialect; regional variety of a language

estava

esh-TAH-vah — was; third person singular imperfect of estar

alterado

ahl-teh-RAH-doo — altered, changed, modified from its original form

mal

mahl — barely, badly, hardly; adverb of degree or quality

conseguia

kon-seh-GWEE-ah — could, managed to; imperfect of conseguir

compreender

kom-pree-en-DER — to understand, to comprehend fully

novo

NOH-voo — new; adjective describing something recently made or different

E

eh — and; basic coordinating conjunction

observo

ob-ZER-voo — I observe, I notice; first person of observar

algum

ahl-GOON — some, any; masculine singular indefinite adjective

vem

vaym — comes; third person singular present of vir

curiosidade

koo-ryoh-zee-DAH-deh — curiosity; strong desire to know or learn something

visitar-me

vee-zee-TAHR-meh — to visit me; infinitive with first person object pronoun

casa

KAH-zah — house, home; building where someone lives

nenhum

neh-NYOON — none, not one; masculine singular negative adjective

nós

nosh — we, us; first person plural subject pronoun

é

eh — is; third person singular present of ser

capaz

kah-PAHSH — capable, able; having the ability to do something

expressar

esh-preh-SAHR — to express, to convey thoughts or feelings verbally

ideias

ee-DAY-ahsh — ideas, thoughts, concepts; plural of ideia

forma

FOR-mah — form, way, manner; a method or mode of doing

inteligível

een-teh-lee-ZHEE-vel — intelligible, understandable, capable of being comprehended

outro

OH-troo — other, another; masculine singular adjective of difference